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Hot Hits
Becoming Jane
National GeographicNov. 22, 2019 – Jun. 1, 2020 Explore Dr. Goodall’s early years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous behavioral research on chimps.
NSO Pops: Game ON!
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 8, 2020 Mesmerizing celebration of symphonic video game music in its world premiere.
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
StrathmoreMon. Dec 2 Fleck has reunited the original lineup for a very special tour.
Washington Performing Arts: Amjad Ali Khan
Sixth & ISat. Nov 16 Amjad Ali Kahn brings his expressive sound to Sixth & I for a family gathering with his sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash.
Atlanta Ballet: The Nutcracker
The Kennedy CenterNov. 27 – Dec. 1 A visually inventive staging set against a fantastical starry night, dominated by oversized storybooks, clocks, and constellations.
Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.
NSO Pops: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert
The Kennedy CenterNov. 29 – Dec. 1 Experience the film in HD on a giant screen with composer Nicholas Hooper’s score played live by the NSO.
Step Afrika! Step Xplosion
StrathmoreSun. Jan 12, 2020 Tracing step’s roots to the African American percussive traditions of patting juba, hambone, ring shout, and tap.
Gloria! A Baroque Italian Christmas
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchDec. 13 – 18 Folger Consort journeys to Venice for the holiday's with Vivaldi's beloved Gloria in D, RV589.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22, 2020 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
A Jazz New Year's Eve: Branford Marsalis
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 31 Ring in 2020 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater.
Spotlights
The Second City's Love, Factually
The Kennedy CenterDec. 3 – 29
National Philharmonic: Holiday Singin' Pops
StrathmoreFri. Dec 6
A Christmas Carol
Ford's TheatreNov. 21, 2019 – Jan. 1, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020
WNO: Otello
The Kennedy CenterSat. Nov 16
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
The Washington Chorus: A Candlelight Christmas
The Kennedy CenterDec. 15 – 22
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020
Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
